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(0)Juan Felipe Herrera
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Language
English
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From U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, one of the most prominent Chicano poets writing today, here are poems like sweet music
Awarded the Pura Belpré Honor for this book, Herrera writes in both Spanish and English about the joy and laughter and sometimes the confusion of growing up in an upside-down, jumbled-up world—between two cultures, two homes.
With a crazy maraca beat, Herrera creates poetry as
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
3) Imagine
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Language
English
Description
Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in a creek. He slept outside and learned to say good-bye to his amiguitos each time his family moved to a new town. He went to school and taught himself to read and write English and filled paper pads with rivers of ink as he walked down the street after school. And when...
Author
Publisher
City Lights
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
352, [3] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A hybrid collection of texts written and performed on the road, from Mexico City to San Francisco, from Central America to central California, illustrated throughout with photos and artwork. Rants, manifestos, newspaper cutups, street theater, anti-lectures, love poems, and riffs tell the story of what it's like to live outlaw and brown in the United States....
10) Senegal taxi
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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Physical Desc
93 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Series
Publisher
The University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xvii, 197 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The book is a timely response via verse to the current political climate of Arizona, though what it ultimately argues is that these injustices have always been taking place: SB 1070 is simply its most recent manifestation--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Poetry in America volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Hymmnn" and "Hum Bom" by Allen Ginsberg, featuring Bono, Juan Felipe Herrera, and a chorus of religious chant practitioners